Evaluation of impression smear in the diagnosis of fungal keratitis

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-36

  Jain, Arun K ^a   Bansal, Reema ^a   Felcida, Vinaya ^a   Rajwanshi, A ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Culture; Diagnosis; Fungal; Impression; Keratitis; Potassium hydroxide; Smear

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATOMYCOSIS; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PREDICTION; SAMPLE SIZE; SMEAR; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 33846091146     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 03014738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.29492     Document Type: Article

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